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Integrated theory and knowledge development in nursing /

Chinn, Peggy L.

Integrated theory and knowledge development in nursing / Peggy L. Chinn, Maeona K. Kramer. - 8th ed. - St. Louis, MO : Mosby/Elsevier, c2011. - xiii, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nursing's fundamental patterns of knowing -- The history of knowledg e development in nursing -- Emancipatory knowledge development -- Ethic al knowledge development -- Personal knowledge development -- Aesthetic knowledge development -- Empiric knowledge development : conceptualizi ng and structuring -- Description and critical reflection of empiric th eory -- Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge using research -- Confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge in practice.

9780323077187 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010-033825


Nursing-- Philosophy.
Nursing Theory.
Knowledge.
Philosophy, Nursing.

610.7301

WY 86 / C441i 2011